/oped/Letters/-/440806/440806/-/ht2fxx/-/index.html http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/-/440806/1412678/-/beo9vr/-/index.html It is a paradox of sorts that as African countries continue to receive aid, the intended 2012-05-24T17:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/-/440806/1412676/-/beo9vp/-/index.html While I have confidence in the polls agency’s ability to conduct free and fair elections, they seem 2012-05-24T17:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Gado+did+a+good+job+with+Uhuru+cartoon/-/440806/1412682/-/qsqelo/-/index.html I read with shock Jane Kui Spy’s letter (Daily Nation, May 24) on the Uhuru cartoon that was published 2012-05-24T17:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Stop+spoiling+city+with+campaign+messages/-/440806/1412684/-/mur9dyz/-/index.html Politicians should stop making Nairobi dirty by splashing their campaign messages everywhere 2012-05-24T17:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Act+now+to+end+teacher+shortage+in+the+country/-/440806/1412042/-/4aw5s4/-/index.html The government should act and end the shortage of teachers. Since nothing meaningful has been 2012-05-23T17:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Uhuru+cartoon+portrays+the+youth+in+bad+light/-/440806/1412044/-/njwww6/-/index.html Cartoons are supposed to be funny but they can also influence people’s thinking and beliefs 2012-05-23T17:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Lock+out+civil+servants+from+election+jobs+to+achieve+fairness/-/440806/1412040/-/98wf7o/-/index.html The next General Election, no doubt, will be the toughest and most competitive in Kenya’s history 2012-05-23T17:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/-/440806/1412032/-/beo53b/-/index.html Five years have elapsed since the last General Election and we are once again approaching 2012-05-23T17:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/-/440806/1411214/-/benhac/-/index.html The political intrigues surrounding the Mombasa Republican Council are a risk 2012-05-22T17:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Kenya+is+in+the+right+direction+on+search+for+energy+sources/-/440806/1411222/-/qomqr1z/-/index.html Kenya is doing a commendable job through the energy projects that it has undertaken 2012-05-22T17:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Politicians+confusing+the+public+on+MRC/-/440806/1411224/-/yd31sp/-/index.html Our leaders should stop confusing the public by giving conflicting positions on the Mombasa Republican Council 2012-05-22T17:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/New+traffic+laws+wont+help+end+road+carnage/-/440806/1411228/-/e9hvtt/-/index.html I am responding to Kariuki Muiri’s letter ‘New traffic law too harsh on motorists, may be stillborn (May 13) 2012-05-22T17:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Traffic+police+officers+to+blame+for+carnage+/-/440806/1410452/-/4q0jt2z/-/index.html The high number of deaths on Kenyan roads is disturbing. In my view, security personnel are to blame for the carnage. 2012-05-21T15:09:16Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Dumping+of+babies++is+an+insult+to+God+/-/440806/1410450/-/rm5iwiz/-/index.html I am prompted to comment of the story ‘New home sought for recovered Baby Malaika’ in Monday’s issue of the Nation. 2012-05-21T15:09:14Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Politicians+must+desist+from+sowing+seeds+of+discord/-/440806/1410448/-/y79r71/-/index.html The weekend was no doubt a very busy period for politicians. 2012-05-21T15:09:11Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Uhuru+has+uphill+task+ahead+after+colourful+launch/-/440806/1410446/-/6stk3iz/-/index.html The pomp and colour that characterised the launch has sent a powerful  political message 2012-05-21T15:09:09Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Leaders+should+tackle+graft+to+curb+accidents+++/-/440806/1409824/-/qdidd8/-/index.html The decision by the Cabinet to add a few more rules on road use to curb accidents is a reactionary move likely to be of no consequence. 2012-05-20T15:06:10Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Lets+take+advantage+of+rains+and+harvest+water++/-/440806/1409822/-/cvcgpwz/-/index.html With the heavy rains pounding the country, it is necessary to harvest the water for use during dry periods. 2012-05-20T15:04:46Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Holes+dug+by+road+contractors+pose+danger+to+the+public++/-/440806/1409820/-/14vxdpfz/-/index.html There is something wrong with the attitude of some contractors regarding roadworks in Kenya. 2012-05-20T15:03:26Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/-/440806/1409818/-/be7mn9/-/index.html It is time Kenya comes up with lasting solutions to road accidents that have claimed many lives and maimed others. 2012-05-20T15:01:38Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Separate+elections+good+for+transition+/-/440806/1409330/-/frpw4q/-/index.html I propose that an urgent amendment be made to have county elections in December 2012 and presidential elections in March 2013 to allow for a smooth transition. 2012-05-19T14:51:18Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Best+option+for+saving+orphaned+cheetah+cubs+/-/440806/1409328/-/jvgtjgz/-/index.html I would like to make a comment on the fate of orphaned cheetah cubs reported in the last edition of the Sunday Nation. 2012-05-19T14:51:17Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Makau+fight+for+gays+is+doublespeak+on+evil+/-/440806/1409326/-/ib6f10z/-/index.html The Sunday Nation columnist Prof Makau Mutua’s support for legalisation of gay marriage in Kenya is despicable. 2012-05-19T14:51:15Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Church+has+lost+it+as+clergymen+now+seeking+political+kingdom+/-/440806/1409324/-/w4uedu/-/index.html On October, 31, 1517, Martin Luther, the famous reformer affixed his 95 theses on the door of Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany. 2012-05-19T14:51:12Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/-/440806/1408702/-/be6wik/-/index.html It is clear that the declaration of wealth has failed to curb rampant corruption in the government. 2012-05-18T16:51:35Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/-/440806/1408700/-/be6wii/-/index.html Muthurwa market is an important trading centre in Nairobi city. 2012-05-18T16:51:30Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/-/440806/1408698/-/be6vy9/-/index.html The proposed Traffic Act is draconian, and not based on any scientific research on the causes of road accidents in Kenya. 2012-05-18T16:51:26Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/-/440806/1407968/-/be69ws/-/index.html The declaration by the UN that Africa has suitable conditions to feed its people was 2012-05-17T17:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Expect+commissioner+and+governor+turf+wars/-/440806/1407980/-/9nus6g/-/index.html The President’s move to appoint county commissioners brings to question the meaning of Part 4 of the 2012-05-17T17:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Nation+sports+pictures+the+best+in+the+world/-/440806/1407978/-/bvt7yv/-/index.html I have seen many great photographs in the Daily Nation over the 40 odd years I have been a regular reader 2012-05-17T17:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Ministers+be+accountable+to+taxpayer+by+being+visible+in+House/-/440806/1407972/-/15xrqhz/-/index.html Concerns raised by MPs over the lacklustre performance of Cabinet ministers in answering 2012-05-17T17:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/MPs+award+themselves+gratuity+against+our+will/-/440806/1407170/-/ew5cm2/-/index.html Our MPs are at it again. They have gone against the will of the majority of Kenyans and awarded 2012-05-16T17:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Innovative+exhibits+not+repetitive+but+modified/-/440806/1407168/-/nkse2a/-/index.html The just concluded National Science Technology and Innovation Week received good coverage 2012-05-16T17:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Nation+story+exposed+wealth+worshipping+in+Gods+Name/-/440806/1407164/-/19hauhz/-/index.html I’m compelled to reply to Mr Killian K. Mavindu’s mail (Nation, May 9). It is extremely unfortunate that 2012-05-16T17:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Let+Githae+know+that+no+moneys+too+much+to+pay+for+democracy/-/440806/1407158/-/rdeptmz/-/index.html With due respect to Finance minister Njeru Githae, I express dissatisfaction with the way 2012-05-16T17:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Fuel+prices+up+for+no+reason+whatsoever++/-/440806/1406624/-/uddjshz/-/index.html The cost of fuel has once again gone up by Sh2 across the country at a time when crude oil prices are plummeting and the rains have filled our dams for hydro-electric power generation. 2012-05-15T17:11:30Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Sh10+billion+rains+damage+to+roads+shows+work+was+shoddy++/-/440806/1406622/-/8h0yjz/-/index.html Last week’s revelation by Roads minister Franklin Bett that the ongoing heavy rains have caused Sh10 billion damage on our roads 2012-05-15T17:10:27Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Stretch+of+road+represents+all+that+is+wrong+with+Kenyans++/-/440806/1406618/-/11a8q6i/-/index.html Ngong Road between Dagoretti Corner and the Lenana School junction is a stretch of horror. 2012-05-15T17:09:17Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/-/440806/1406610/-/be5i4l/-/index.html Debate on the appointment of county commissioners is deflecting our national thinking from the real issues. 2012-05-15T17:05:37Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/New+team+needs+fresh+tricks+to+fight+graft+/-/440806/1405640/-/603xe9z/-/index.html The new team at the anti-graft body, EACC, made up of Mumo Matemu, Irene Keino and Jane Onsongo faces a hard task ahead. 2012-05-14T13:55:18Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Do+not+stop+attending+church+due+to+attacks+/-/440806/1405638/-/v4ldn0z/-/index.html The recent murder of two pastors in Mombasa after they were mistaken for robbers ought to be condemned unreservedly. 2012-05-14T13:55:15Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Government+should+help+those+made+homeless+by+the+floods++/-/440806/1405636/-/4lmkhdz/-/index.html As the rains continue wreaking havoc across the country, the government should help those affected by providing alternative housing. 2012-05-14T13:55:13Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/The+law+cant+be+used+against+gays+/-/440806/1405634/-/6bl00s/-/index.html The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights released a report with proposals seeking integration of lesbians 2012-05-14T13:55:09Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Motorists+themselves+cause+the+traffic+jams+/-/440806/1404948/-/15kckxn/-/index.html As much as we blame the roads, the rain and the government, I think the biggest cause of traffic jams is motorists themselves. 2012-05-13T13:57:54Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Youth+campaign+against+tribalism+a+good+idea+/-/440806/1404946/-/p3p5fsz/-/index.html The campaign being spearheaded by the youth to keep tribalism at bay is worth the effort. 2012-05-13T13:57:51Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Gay+marriage+supporters+against+God/-/440806/1404944/-/133h4wn/-/index.html Recent calls by the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights to decriminalise homosexuality and sex work is an insult to our African culture. 2012-05-13T13:57:49Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/MPs+approval+of+graft+team+raises+queries/-/440806/1404942/-/4by4otz/-/index.html The endorsement of the three nominees to the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission by Parliament despite claims of incompetence 2012-05-13T13:57:47Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Next+polls+will+be+to+weed+out+sacred+cows+/-/440806/1404640/-/e7cqji/-/index.html The present scandal at the NHIF and other secret ones have had a negative impact on our country’s image. 2012-05-12T14:19:11Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Kenya+at+a+crossroads+as+we+inch+to+election+/-/440806/1404634/-/12g45jx/-/index.html The next president may not go far in addressing many of the ills that encumber Kenya in light of the many structural weakness emanating from a highly divisive society. 2012-05-12T14:13:55Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Raila+Mudavadi+muckrake+not+the+way+to+go+/-/440806/1404630/-/vsp49s/-/index.html I have read disturbing exchange between the communications secretariats of ODM presidential hopeful Raila Odinga on one hand, and that of UDF counterpart Musalia Mudavadi. 2012-05-12T14:11:26Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/New+traffic+law+too+harsh+on+motorists+may+be+stillborn+/-/440806/1404628/-/5oftj6z/-/index.html The new traffic law appears draconian but could be what we need to rein in lunatics on our roads. 2012-05-12T14:08:01Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/-/440806/1404102/-/be40j5/-/index.html In Kakamega town, the Maraba cemetery has been turned into a dumpsite for human bodies. 2012-05-11T15:14:04Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/-/440806/1404098/-/be3yyt/-/index.html I am disappointed with the way some vernacular radio stations are taking sides in the political debate. 2012-05-11T15:13:59Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/-/440806/1404096/-/be3yyr/-/index.html Issues touching on Prime Minister Raila Odinga usually invite emotive support and emotive revulsion in equal measure. 2012-05-11T15:13:56Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/-/440806/1403392/-/be3d0u/-/index.html The level Kenyans will go to try and make a shilling or two! 2012-05-10T16:07:53Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/-/440806/1403390/-/be3d0s/-/index.html Revelations by NSIS that Kenya could end up in chaos again in the coming elections (Nation, May 9) is timely and we must act on this report. 2012-05-10T16:07:49Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/-/440806/1403388/-/be3d05/-/index.html Both the East African Community and the African Union based in Arusha and Addis Ababa respectively have of late strongly demonstrated their desire to have the ICC cases affecting three Kenyan politicians and a journalist heard and determined on African soil. 2012-05-10T16:07:43Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/-/440806/1402624/-/be2puw/-/index.html Mombasa residents watch with disbelief the sad media images of Nairobi city residents almost 2012-05-09T17:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/-/440806/1402618/-/be2pu5/-/index.html The ugly, primitive war of words between the camps of Prime Minister Raila Odinga 2012-05-09T17:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Wanted+Agency+to+take+up+NHIF+investigations/-/440806/1402628/-/6fgi12z/-/index.html The circus that is the NHIF saga would be hilarious, if it was not that the very lives of Kenyans 2012-05-09T17:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Secure+the+statues+of+Kenyas+national+heroes+for+posterity/-/440806/1402622/-/8b1lcnz/-/index.html I was shocked to see and read about the statue of Tom Mboya in Nairobi’s Moi Avenue whose plaque was 2012-05-09T14:01:03Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Who+says+men+of+God+like+Bishop+Oyedepo+should+be+poor/-/440806/1401960/-/ntbi5lz/-/index.html This is in response to the DN2 article regarding Nigerian Bishop Oyedepo (Nation, May 2) 2012-05-08T17:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/-/440806/1401920/-/be23w0/-/index.html Murithi Mutiga’s analysis of city jams (Sunday Nation, May 6) highlighted critical factors, but missed the primary cause 2012-05-08T17:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/NHIF+saga+confirmed+a+theatre+of+the+absurd/-/440806/1401966/-/fnkvgyz/-/index.html The NHIF saga is now a confirmed theatre of the absurd. The avalanche of suspensions, reinstatement 2012-05-08T17:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Storms+not+the+usual+blessing+but+a+curse/-/440806/1401964/-/1vjr6x/-/index.html The heavy rains remind us of the El Nino days, and the Nation has been covering the horrid stories of deaths 2012-05-08T17:00:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Trucks+should+not+be++on+the+road+after+6pm++/-/440806/1401220/-/ddboxjz/-/index.html Alexander Chagema’s sentiments on night driving (Nation, May 7) deserve support. 2012-05-07T13:40:07Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Theres+more+to+Kenyan+runners+than+hard+work+/-/440806/1401214/-/k6pnxd/-/index.html I understand columnist Rasna Warah’s attempt to ward off detractors of our athletes 2012-05-07T13:37:45Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Orange+party+has+delivered+on+its+MoU+with+Muslim+forum++/-/440806/1401208/-/39g7rt/-/index.html The 2007 General Election was characterised by a desire for change through a change of the constitution. 2012-05-07T13:35:41Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/-/440806/1401196/-/be1wsp/-/index.html The National Hospital Insurance Fund stands accused of facilitating the theft of public funds through phantom hospitals. 2012-05-07T13:30:55Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/-/440806/1400502/-/be1bea/-/index.html To continuously get news of grisly road accidents is sickening. 2012-05-06T14:33:04Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/-/440806/1400500/-/be1be8/-/index.html Revelations about the rot in NHIF calls for a day of national mourning for a nation besieged by the greed of its own. 2012-05-06T14:33:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/-/440806/1400498/-/be1aty/-/index.html The ugly verbal exchange that marred the funeral of Nairobi mayor George Aladwa’s father in Sabatia over the weekend is regrettable. 2012-05-06T14:32:56Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/-/440806/1400258/-/be196i/-/index.html Many readers of the Sunday Nation may have been intrigued by juxtapositioning of Emeka-Mayaka Gekara’s report on the support of certain clerics for their tribal communities, with Murithi Mutiga’s criticism of Christian missionaries for failing to support the Mau Mau. 2012-05-05T16:24:05Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/-/440806/1400256/-/be196g/-/index.html Grenade-hurling hooligans have exposed the weak spot of our security agents. 2012-05-05T16:24:01Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/-/440806/1400254/-/be196e/-/index.html Political leaders and public servants are taking Kenyans for a ride and I think it is time we addressed some of these issues openly. 2012-05-05T16:23:57Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/-/440806/1399474/-/b0nnyp/-/index.html Following last week’s tragedy at Hell’s Gate National Park, where seven people lost their lives, Kenyans are calling for a change of name of the park. 2012-05-04T10:48:01Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/-/440806/1399472/-/b0nnyn/-/index.html The sorry state of roads in Kisumu town has caused nightmares to road users when it rains. 2012-05-04T10:47:57Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/-/440806/1399470/-/b0nnyl/-/index.html Although decentralisation has been a policy objective for Kenya since 1994, its implementation has been problematic. 2012-05-04T10:47:52Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/-/440806/1398860/-/b0n2rd/-/index.html Gem MP Jakoyo Midiwo could be telling the truth about a plot to assassinate the PM Raila Odinga. 2012-05-03T14:58:49Z http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/-/440806/1398858/-/b0n2qp/-/index.html Opinion polls showing how presidential aspirants rate serve no purpose. 2012-05-03T14:58:44Z